Summary
In short
- A noise dosimetry record is a record used in KnowHealth that records a worker's noise exposure over a full shift using a personal dosimeter. It is built against OSHA 1910.95, CSA Z107 and forms part of the Occupational Health Surveillance programme.
- Taken when noise may exceed the action level, and after changes. Carried out by a trained sampler.
- The template holds 42 fields across 5 sections.
- Scoring is time weighted average db, where high is bad.
- OSHA 1910.95 is occupational noise exposure. Exposure limits, monitoring, audiometric testing and hearing protection.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Worker, SEG, Site.
What it is
What it is
What is a noise dosimetry record?
A noise dosimetry record is a record used in KnowHealth that records a worker's noise exposure over a full shift using a personal dosimeter. It is built against OSHA 1910.95, CSA Z107 and forms part of the Occupational Health Surveillance programme.
When is a noise dosimetry record completed?
A noise dosimetry record is completed at the moment the event happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards. Taken when noise may exceed the action level, and after changes.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This record is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this record covers has occurred, or is about to
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form EXP-2026-000
- You are running the Occupational Health Surveillance programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links worker, seg, site
Not for
- Similar Exposure Group Register, which groups workers who share the same tasks, agents and exposure patterns.
- Qualitative Exposure Assessment, which rates likely exposure using professional judgement, task knowledge and existing data, before any sampling.
- Personal Air Sampling Record, which records a sample taken from a worker's breathing zone over a shift.
- Anything outside KnowHealth, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
OSHA 1910.95Occupational noise exposure
Exposure limits, monitoring, audiometric testing and hearing protection.
OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration
The United States workplace safety regulator. Its standards are law where they apply.
CSA Z107Noise measurement and hearing conservation
How to measure workplace noise and run a hearing conservation programme.
CSACanadian Standards Association
Canadian consensus standards. Frequently referenced into provincial regulation, which makes them enforceable.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the noise dosimetry record template based on?+
It is built against OSHA 1910.95, CSA Z107. OSHA 1910.95 is occupational noise exposure. Exposure limits, monitoring, audiometric testing and hearing protection. OSHA is occupational Safety and Health Administration. The United States workplace safety regulator. Its standards are law where they apply.
What sections does the noise dosimetry record contain?+
There are 5 sections: header, measurement, results, protection, follow up. Together they hold 42 fields, 32 of which are required.
How often is a noise dosimetry record raised?+
A new record is raised at the moment the event happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards. Each one is given an ID in the form EXP-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the noise dosimetry record belong to?+
It is part of Occupational Health Surveillance. A monitoring plan per exposure group, with surveillance findings feeding back into the controls.
How is a noise dosimetry record scored?+
Scoring is time weighted average db. High is bad. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the noise dosimetry record template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the noise dosimetry record library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowHealth — employee wellbeing. Exposure monitoring, health surveillance, case management and return to work.
Meet KnowHealth→Sources
Sources
- OSHA 1910.95 — Occupational noise exposure
- OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- CSA Z107 — Noise measurement and hearing conservation
- CSA — Canadian Standards Association